People are looking weirdly at as I move forward.
"Oh? Young man, you want to try it too? Didn't you see the earlier display?"
[I did. I'm simply not convinced yet.]
The man seems to understand my aning.
It is possible that it was a set-up.
"As you wish, go on and try."
Then a voice interrupts.
It is the ancestor-looking guy.
"Why? Are you doubting my character young one? Or is it that you are belittling the sword I lost?"
[I simply want to try. Who knows maybe I will succeed?]
"You think I am colluding with the shopkeeper to fool everyone?"
[Not especially, but maybe.]
"How preposterous. Let tell you I am an elder of one of the top sects in the entire city. The iron guardians! I would never steep so low!"
He seems to be getting angry on his own.
[You affirming that no one would ever doubt you only make it worse. You would be a perfect candidate for such a setup.]
"*Snort* As if that made any sense. Trying to discredit are you?!"
People are looking at as a fool.
So show pity.
The others are enjoying the show.
Clearly enjoying the fact that I am offending people right now.
Still, it doesn't matter.
I just need to show them.
[Then, can I start?]
"Go ahead."
I grip my sword tightly.
I focus all the divine energy I can.
Drive it all in the blade.
Ever so carefully not to break it.
This is hard.
So extrely hard.
Good thing this isn't a fight.
I have all the ti in the world.
"Are you gonna do it or not? Stop clowning around!"
Better just ignore that.
Keep focusing.
Alright, this should be enough.
Mont of truth!
*SLASH*
It gets cleaved in half.
The dwarven sword.
Hahahaha.
In their fucking faces!
How are they going to react now I wonder?
I look around.
Disbelieving faces.
Everyone can't comprehend what happened.
The result is so different than the expected one.
[So, does that an I get a reward? That's what you said, right?]
Surprisingly I get ignored.
Completely.
Everyone looks at the iron sothing sect guy.
Doubtful gazes.
Reproachful ones too.
He is panicking.
Not understanding what is going on.
Assuring everyone that he has no clue why this is all happening.
Telling them that he isn't conniving with the seller.
Except, that's what a cheater would say.
He seems at a loss on how to defend himself.
In the anti, the seller is looking at the 2 halves of the prized sword.
Questioning life.
Realizing how much he screwed up by allowing the audience to test it.
I guess now he is probably wondering if he bought a fake by mistake.
His incomprehension seems genuine.
I guess divine energy is really good for that.
To defy common sense.
Not my problem either way.
This shall be a life lesson to this shop.
They probably have insurance or sothing too anyway.
That's when the sect guy has an idea.
He asks the others to test the sword too.
Says that even the broken one should prove sturdy enough.
Sounds like excuses to .
Except it really isn't.
So try to slash at the broken weapon.
They can't chip it at all.
That's when they all turn toward .
"Friend would you be willing to sell this sword to ?!"
"No, I'll buy it for more!"
"No, this sword will be ours for sure!"
Holy shit.
[Guys! Guys! You are all misunderstanding this sword is nothing special!]
"As if we'd believe you!"
"We weren't born yesterday!"
"No normal weapon can be so powerful!"
[No, seriously! I even tried to sell this very sword to this shop for a few silvers and they didn't want it!]
All eyes go on the auctioneer.
He finally goes out of his stupor.
"T-that friend, I do not believe we have had any chance to "
[I legit just tried selling it at the counter right there!]
I point at a now livid employee.
The previously condescending one.
Yes, that is very petty of .
I don't care haha.
I feel like soone will have so explaining to do very soon.
"How about naming your price friend and our shop will buy it?"
I'm about to answer that there are already countless protests.
No one wants to let go of a potential legendary weapon.
That's the thing, however.
This sword is as basic as it gets.
Not like I can put divine energy in it.
Not sure I would want in the first place.
But I do think it would destroy it too.
Now what.
I look helplessly as they keep inflating the prices.
From a few gold coins, it has already climbed to a few thousand.
Finally, a bearded man bids the highest.
I guess I can only co clean.
Of course, I can't say the truth either.
Maybe I can claim it is a one-ti use sword?
Then I can just shatter it on the ground.
Otherwise, it would probably be considered scamming.
I wonder how the system here deals with such a cri.
"WAIT!"
What?
Cos a man lavishly dressed.
His outfit screams look at I am rich.
The very dream target of gold diggers.
I'd describe him but my eyes only go to the gold-embroidered robe.
It has a golden lion on it. One that is holding a scale.
I feel like I have seen that sowhere before but I'm not sure where.
Truly a strange feeling.
Probably at so point in my past I encountered that.
"You guys started all of this without even inviting . How bold of you guys!"
I can hear whispers from the crowd.
Sothing sothing golden lion rchant group.
Sothing sothing very rich.
Sothing sothing very powerful.
This guy is apparently a big shot.
Wasn't there another group with a lion in its na?
Guess popular things are popular for a reason.
It is kinda cool.
"Well, now that I am here I guess I will bid too. I am offering 100 gold coins and an official position as a core mber of the golden lion group."
What is up with this guy?
Is he actually bidding less than the others?
What the hell?
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